Automatic advertising-display machine.



L. T. TUTTLE.

AUTOMATIC ADVERTISING DISPLAY MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13. 1913.

1,144,621. Patented June 29, 1915.

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AUTOMATIC ADVERTISING DISPLAY MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13. 1913.

Patented June 29, 1915.

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L. T. TUTTLE.

AUTBMATIC ADVERTISING DISPLAY MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13. 1913.

1,144,621. Patented June 29, 1915.

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LAUREN '1. TUTILE, OF SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

AUTOMATIC ADVERTISING-DISPLAY MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1915.

Application filed November 13, 1913. Serial No. 800,824.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAUREN T. TUTTLE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the county of Sonoma, State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Automatic Advertising- Display Machine, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The mechanism is shown by the drawings attached hereto. y i

The purpose of this device is to show or display advertising, picturesor other matter in a convenient form to be applied particularly on orover the sales counter of a store or in the show window of a store orelsewhere. i

The purpose is to provide a device which will facilitate the advertisingor display of a number of different subjects in the same device and insuch manner that the copy for each subject may be changed independentlyone of theother; also in such manner that only one subject will bedisplayed at a time.

The theory upon which the inventor has constructed his machine is thatwhen a purchaser is ina store, for instance, a grocery store, that isthe psychological moment to suggest to the prospective purchaser that hepurchase sundry articles which are contained in the stock of that storeand this device will operate by way of a mental suggestion at the momentwhen the purchaser is either in the act of buying supplies or is mostlikely to invest. It is to act as the last word, a sort of automaticsalesman which will call to mind many impressions regarding goodspreviously advertised through other means.

On viewing this machine in operation, one sees a cylindrical drummounted on a pedestal. There is an opening in the front of thecylindrical drum with electric lights and reflector runninglongitudinally above the opening. In this opening appear atintervale-advertisements, pictures or other matter.

The details of construction and mode of operation of my device are morereadily understood by having reference to the accompanying drawings inwhich similar letters and figures refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

Figure 1 illustrates a front view of the machine in perspective. Fig. 2is an illustration in perspective of the outer case (a) mounted upon thepedestal (c); and the outer case (0;) is broken away to show the innerdrum (6) a number of the preferably concave faces (1), of the inner druma and a portion of the stopping and releasing device (4). Fig. 3 is across-section of a portion of the releasing and stopping device. Fig. 4is a cross-sectional View of the entire apparatus. Fig. 5 is a view ofthe.

stopping and releasing device looking from above and also showing across-section of the inner drum (6) and the outer case (a). Fig. 6 is across-sectional view particularly of a portion of the device foroperating and a portion of the outer case (a) and inner drum (6).

The pedestal (c) and outer case (a) constitute the framework of themachine.

The inner drum (6) is a cylinder revolving on bearings (3) inside of theouter case (a), as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 1 and 5.

The cylinder or drum (5) constituting a carrier, has mounted on itsface, preferably twelve concave faces. These faces (1) are constructedso as to receive and retain advertisements, pictures or other matter, asillustrated at 29, Fig. 6.

Referring to Fig. 4, drum (6) is operated by preferably a chain-belt(12) passing over sprocket (23) and pulleys (l4), (l l )(l5), (15 andchain-tightener (18). Rigidly attached to chain-belt (12) is a lug (17)which when traveling over pulley (15) successively engages point (30) asshown in Fig. 6 and propels drum (6) on its bearings (3) preferablyone-twelfth of the circumference of the said drum (Z2), as shown in Fig.4:.

Referring to Figs. 2, 4c and 6, near the periphery of one of the ends ofdrum (6) are located small holes (2) situated preferably 30 degreesapart.

Referring to F ig. 5, situated above and to one side of pulley (15) is acam (9) mounted on lever (28), pivoted at (31). Pivoted to lever (28) at(34) is lever (4L) mounted in slidable bearings (11). The outer end oflever (4:) is formed preferably at. right angles as indicated in Fig. 3.On the end of lever (at) is pin (6) as particularly shown in Fig. 3.

Referring to 5, as lug (17) rides up and over pulley (15), it engagesthe curved side of the outer end of cam (9) and forces cam (9) over asshown by dotted lines, this causes lever (4:) to slide in its bearings(11) and forces spring (5) outwardly toward inwardly and againststop-pin (10), and

causes pin (6) to engage with hole (2), Fig. 4, thus locking drum (Z2)in such position that one of its concave faces (1) will be directlyopposite aperture Referring to Fig. 5, the object of stop-pin (10) is tohold cam (9) in the proper position for engagement with lug (17Referring to Fig. 4, after lug (17) has passed pulley (15 and (14 andhas traveled down and around sprocket (23) and again to upper portion ofpulley (15), then, referring to Fig. 5, it again engages the outerportion of cam (9) thereby forcing lever (4) back and thus disengagingpin (6) from hole (2) as shown by dotted lines.

Referring to Fig. 6, the moment that pin (6) is disengaged from hole(2), lug (17 engages at point (30) with drum (1)) and propels it onbearings (3) thus bringing another concave face (1) directly oppositeopening (6) as shown in Fig. 4.

Referring to Fig. 4, sprocket (28) ismounted on shaft (32) and isoperated by pulley (22) also mounted on shaft (32). Pulley (22) isoperated .by motor (24) through pulleys (20) and (33). Attached topulley (20) is a fly-wheel (21), the object of which is, by itsmomentum, to assist the motor in starting the movement of drum (7)),when the lug (17) engages with point (30). Attached to outer case (a)and directly above aperture (d) is located a reflector (7) in which arelocated preferably an electric light or electric lights; the purpose ofthe reflector and the light or lights, being to illuminate preferablyconcave faces (1) as each successively movesto position directlyopposite aperture (03).

Referring to Fig- 1, in order to afford a proper setting for theadvertising as it appears in aperture (d) a frame or shadow box (8) ismounted surrounding aperture (cZ)and upon the case (a).

Referring to Fig. 4, in outer case (a) directly above pulleys (15) and(15 is a preferably rectangular opening (13) which allows lug (17)access to drum (7)).

Referring to Fig. 6, pulleys (15), (15), (14) and (14 are situated in asuitable Copies of'this patent may be obtained for opening in blocks(25),. (26) and (27) which form the upper portion of the pedestal (0).

As to materials, this machine may be constructed of any suitablematerials.

I claim:

1. In an advertising display machine, a carrier, a driving belttherefor, a locking pin adapted to engage a part on the carrier, a cam,and a lug carried by the driving belt adapted to engage said cam toeffect the disengagement of the pin.

2. In an advertising. display machine, a carrier, a driving belttherefor, a lock adapted to engage a part on the carrier, a spring foreffecting engagement of the lock, and means for effecting disengagementof the lock comprising a cam operatively associated therewith adapted tobe engaged by a part on the driving belt, substantially as described. Z

3. In an advertising display machine, a hollow pedestal open at itsupper end, a rotatable carrier supported above the same, and means forperiodically shifting the 'car rier comprising engaging portions on theperiphery thereof, and a driving belt mounted and movablewithin thepedestal having an upper run bridging said open, upper end adjacent tothe carrier of approximately the length of the predetermined shiftingmovement of the carrier, said belt carrying a part adapted to engage theengaging portions on the carrier.

4. In an advertising display machine, a hollow pedestal, a rotatablecarrier sup ported above the pedestal, and means for periodimllyshiftingthe carrier comprising a driving belt mounted and movable withinthe pedestal adapted to engage complementary parts of the carrier, andsupporting and guiding means for the belt causing the same to assume anapproximately T-formation the length of the upper run of the Tdetermining the movement of the carrier,

substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In an advertising display machine, the combination with a carrier, ofdriving means therefor comprising a belt having a part adapted to engagea complementary part on the carrier to shift the carrier atpredetel-mined intervals in the movement of the" belt, and a lockadapted to holdthe carrier in its positions of rest, said lock beingarranged to be engaged and released by the carrier engaging part on thedriving belt.

LAUREN T.TUTTLE.

Witnesses A. J. FREEMAN, H. E. FREEMAN.

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